Nell Gabiam – Palestinian Refugees and the War in Syria: From Relative Integration to Secondary Exile – 12/5/2017
Nell Gabiam (Université Iowa)intervention en anglaisPhilippe Bourmaud (IFEA) sera discutantDans le cadre du séminaire « Sociologie politique de la Turquie contemporaine » inscription avant le 11 mai : https://www.inscription-facile.com/form/zFFCX51HoJ2EzbBZ8Hud Palestian Refugees and the War in Syria: From Relative Intergration to Secondary Exile Before the ongoing war, there were about 560, 000 Palestinians living in Syria, mostly refugees and descendants of refugees from the 1948 Arab–Israeli war. Legally entitled to public employment, health, and education, they were, in many respects, integrated into Syrian society. However, they continued to maintain a strong sense of Palestinian identity and many of them continued to live in areas designated as “camps.” With the onset of the war in Syria, at least 20% of Syria’s Palestinian